VoIP Advances And Trends For 2004

gardel writes "So everyone's top-tech predictions for 2004 says it will be the year of VoIP. What does that really mean? This may narrow it down. Here's Voxilla's list of the top-10 advances and trends in the world of VoIP. On the list: VoIP and cellular converges, IP phones take over, Chinese and Mexican phone numbers come to the U.S., Asterisk hits it big. What would you add?"

Comments

VoIP is plusgood!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hooray - now phones can have the same coverage and reliability as broadband Internet. What a leap forward.

What does this mean?

[cfuse]

So everyone's top-tech predictions for 2004 says it will be the year of VoIP. What does that really mean?

Instead of "your call is important to us" you get a 404 error.

Still Slashdotted

[aclarke]

I can totally understand links in the average article getting slashdotted, but dude you linked to an article on your own site and STILL couldn't keep the site up? Harsh.

I'll bet if you posted on /. that you're looking for a competent system administrator, you'd find one.

Re:Phone numbers are for sissies

[lucifuge31337]

Why IP and not by e-mail address?

Ring. Ring.
Me: Hello?
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click
Ring. Ring.
Me: Hello?
SIP call: Get the AMAZING penis patch!
click
Ring. Ring.
Me: Hello?
SIP call: Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum...
click
Me: rip 7960 out of ethernet port, toss out window.